Paper-clip.



R. G ORBIN. PAPER CLIP. APPLIGATION FILED JAN. 21, 1909.

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@Montani Patented Sept. 22, 1908.

ROYAL CORBIN, OF OHAMPLAIN, NEW YORK.

PAPER-CLIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 22, 1908.

Appliaaiion maa January 21, isos. sariai No. 411,997.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROYAL OORBIN, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at Chamlain, in the county of Clinton and State of ew York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Paper-Clips, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to paper clips, the object of the invention beingto provide a simple, cheap and practical clip of unusual capacity forholding together a pile of papers or leaves either at the edge thereofor at a point intermediate the ends of a pack of folded papers, in whichlatter event the clip Which is laterally eXpansible is adapted to claspthe opposite edges of the papers as well as obtain a firm hold on thebody portions of said papers.

Wlth the above and other objectsinview, the invention consists in thenovel construction7 combination and arrangement herein fully described,illustrated and claimed.

The accompanying drawing represents a plan view of a paper clip shapedin accordance with the present invention.

The cli contem lated in this invention is compose of a sin e iece ofspring wire, the central portion o W 'ch is bent to form, a central jawor clasp consisting of substantially parallel branches l and 2 connectedby a curvilinear portion 3. This forms a substantially Ushaped centraljaw or clasp which is open at one end and closed at the other end. Afterforming the central j aw or clasp, the opposite portions of the springWire are bent laterally in o posite directions and substantiallyperpendicular to the branches 1 and 2 to form cross bars 4 and 5 whichconnect the branches l and 2 with o positely arranged side bars 6 and 7,the latter being formed by bending the Wire -substantially at ri htangles to the cross bars 4 and 5. Final y the ends of the Wire are bentinward to form inbent clasps 8 and 9 Which are substantiallyperpendicular to the side bars 6 and 7, the said inbent clasps or endsterminatinshort of the parallel branches 1 and 2.

rom the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing it will be observed that there areno intersecting or crossingpoints in the entire clip. In this way an unusual degree of resiliencyor spring action is imparted to the clip adapting the same as a Whole toyield to an eXtra,a ordinary degree and proportionately increasing theholding capacity of the clip. The clip may be applied to the edges of abatch of sheets or papers to be held thereby or when such papers arefolded in the usual legal form, they may be slipped over the central jawor clasps and under the inbent lateral clasps While the opposite sidebars 6 and 7 will cross the opposite folded edges of the apers Which arethus securely held at a numer of different points.

Having described the invention, I claim A clip' of the class describedcomposed of single pieces of spring wire bent to form a central openloop With substantially parallel branches, and rectangular clasps atopposite sides of said loop comprising inbent terminals disposed atright an les to the loop, the closed end of the loop eing extended toproject outside of or beyondthe plane of said terminals.

In testimony whereof I afX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROYAL OORBIN.

Witnesses:`

WILMER H. DUNN, FRANK WHITEsIDE.

